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20 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead, NW3 5SX
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Freud Museum London is the final home of the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, where he and his family moved to flee Nazi persecution in 1938. Freud's famous study has been preserved as he left it upon his death in 1939, while the rest of the home has been carefully transformed into a Museum celebrating the life and work of Sigmund and his daughter Anna, a pioneering child psychologist.
Finchley Road, Finchley Road & Frognal, Swiss Cottage
West Hampstead Thameslink
113, 13, 187, 268, 46, C11
The first floor of the Museum is only accessible by stairs so unfortunately may not be accessible for all. Audio guides are available.
Seating is available throughout the Museum and visitors can ask staff who will be happy to help with accessibility adjustments.
The Freud Museum was the final home of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, and his daughter Anna Freud, a pioneering child psychoanalyst.
The Freud family came to England as refugees, having escaped Austria following the Nazi annexation in March 1938. The Freuds were fortunate to be able to bring all their belongings to London. The heart of the house is Sigmund Freud’s study and his famous psychoanalytic couch. Freud spent the last year of his life here, and died in his study at Maresfield Gardens.
The house remained the family home until Anna’s death in 1982. Anna bequeathed the house to become a museum. We opened our doors to the public in 1986.
